Born in Linnei Township, Yunlin County, Chen Chung-sheng is a composer, flutist, conductor, and educator. He studied at the Taiwan Provincial Taichung Normal School and the Music Department of Soochow University. His mentors included Chen Tscheng-hsiung, Lai Deh-ho, Ma Shui-long, and Lu Yen.
Located within the Cheng Mei Cultural Park in Yongjing Township, Changhua County, the Wei Cheng-mei Hall is a century-old building that once served as the residence of a local gentry family surnamed Wei.